
NZ Super Fund seeking more NZ investments where it has 'hometown advantages'
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is actively seeking new domestic investment opportunities where it believes it has “hometown advantages” but chief executive Adrian Orr said they’re difficult to find at the scale it needs. The N...

Affco denies fixed-term contract meat workers are locked out
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Talleys Group-controlled meat processor Affco New Zealand has told the Employment Court case law to backs up its stance that seasonal meat workers are not employed continuously and instead sign fixed-term contracts, so cannot be said...

Court adjourns on meatworkers' claim
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) - An Employment Court stoush between the New Zealand Meat and Related Trades Union and Talleys Group-controlled meat processor Affco New Zealand over new individual contracts has been adjourned while the union clarifies what remedies it...

AFT Pharmaceuticals says decision imminent on dual listing in NZ, Australia
By Fiona Rotherham Oct. 2 (BusinessDesk) - AFT Pharmaceuticals, a drugs developer and reseller, has confirmed it’s close to making a final decision on a share-market listing first mooted in May. The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column reported today that the K...